濃緑(のうりょく)

のうりょく
noun
dark green; deep green
1. dark green; deep green
A rich, deep shade of green. Used to describe the color of dense foliage, fabric, paint, and other objects with an intense green hue.
濃緑(のうりょく)の森(もり)が広(ひろ)がっていた。
A deep green forest stretched out before us.
夏(なつ)���なると葉(は)が濃緑(のうりょく)色(しょく)に���(か)わる。
In summer, the leaves turn a deep green color.
濃緑(のうりょく)の制服(せいふく)を着(き)た生徒(せいと)���ちが校門(こうもん)をくぐっていった。
Students wearing dark green uniforms walked through the school gate.

Composed of 濃(のう) (dense/thick/dark) + 緑(りょく) (green). The on'yomi reading のうりょく} is a homophone of {能力(のうりょく) (ability), so context is needed to distinguish them.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 濃緑(のうりょく)色(しょく): dark green color
  • 濃緑(のうりょく)の葉(は): dark green leaves
  • 濃緑(のうりょく)の森(もり): deep green forest

RELATED COLOR WORDS:

  • 深緑(しんりょく)/深緑(ふかみどり): deep green — near-synonym; 深緑(ふかみどり) is the native reading
  • 新緑(しんりょく): fresh green (of new leaves in spring) — bright and light, the opposite mood
  • 淡緑(たんりょく): light green; pale green — the opposite intensity
  • 黄緑(きみどり): yellow-green — lighter and warmer
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